Donnetta Etienne, the mother of Clemson star running back Travis Etienne, said that family has been plagued with death threats prior to the defending national champions’ national college playoff title game against top-ranked LSU Jan. 13 in New Orleans.
Donnetta Etienne, the mother of Clemson star running back Travis Etienne, said that family has been plagued with death threats prior to the defending national champions’ national college playoff title game against top-ranked LSU Jan. 13 in New Orleans.
The Etienne family lives in Jennings, La., a small town just an hour and half from LSU’s Baton Rouge campus.
“We are from Louisiana,’’ Travis mother wrote on her Twitter account. “We’re getting all kinds of threats. Sad but true. God is in control. Nothing can penetrate the blood of Jesus. We are blessed.’’
Donnetta Etienne told a reporter from the Greenville News in an exclusive interview Tuesday, the threats exist.. “One person said we had less than 24 hours to get out of Louisiana,’’ Donnetta said. “I didn’t take it serious. I just got off social media.
“LSU fans are kind of over the top. We have nothing against LSU. It’s not LSU. It’s LSU fans. They have a big desire for LSU to win the game. The only thing I didn’t like about it is it’s not Travis playing LSU. It’s Clemson playing LSU. But LSU fans started going crazy; and we haven’t even played the game yet.’’
Travis Etienne, a 5-10, 210- pound junior, has been Clemson’s best rushing threat each of the past three seasons. He has 1,536 yards in 192 carries this year for a spectacular 8.0 yards per carry and 3,960 career rushing yards.
Etienne had a huge game in the national semi-finals, scoring three touchdowns as Clemson rallied to defeat Ohio State, 29-23, at the Fiesta Bowl. His third touchdown had the biggest impact, a 34-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence followed by a two-point conversion that gave the ACC Tigers the lead for good, 27-23, with a little over a minute to play.
LSU coach Ed Orgeron recruited Etienne out of high school. “He’s the one who got away,’’ Oregon admitted. “It’s something I should have done a better job of. Every time he has success, it makes me sick to my stomach.
The Etienne family lives in Jennings, La., a small town just an hour and half from LSU’s Baton Rouge campus.
“We are from Louisiana,’’ Travis mother wrote on her Twitter account. “We’re getting all kinds of threats. Sad but true. God is in control. Nothing can penetrate the blood of Jesus. We are blessed.’’
Donnetta Etienne told a reporter from the Greenville News in an exclusive interview Tuesday, the threats exist.. “One person said we had less than 24 hours to get out of Louisiana,’’ Donnetta said. “I didn’t take it serious. I just got off social media.
“LSU fans are kind of over the top. We have nothing against LSU. It’s not LSU. It’s LSU fans. They have a big desire for LSU to win the game. The only thing I didn’t like about it is it’s not Travis playing LSU. It’s Clemson playing LSU. But LSU fans started going crazy; and we haven’t even played the game yet.’’
Travis Etienne, a 5-10, 210- pound junior, has been Clemson’s best rushing threat each of the past three seasons. He has 1,536 yards in 192 carries this year for a spectacular 8.0 yards per carry and 3,960 career rushing yards.
Etienne had a huge game in the national semi-finals, scoring three touchdowns as Clemson rallied to defeat Ohio State, 29-23, at the Fiesta Bowl. His third touchdown had the biggest impact, a 34-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence followed by a two-point conversion that gave the ACC Tigers the lead for good, 27-23, with a little over a minute to play.
LSU coach Ed Orgeron recruited Etienne out of high school. “He’s the one who got away,’’ Oregon admitted. “It’s something I should have done a better job of. Every time he has success, it makes me sick to my stomach.
